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| A listing of state, U.S., provincial, and various international geological surveys and associations | ||
| A listing of state, U.S., provincial, and various international geological surveys and as... | ||
( http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/surveys.html ) | ||
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| Information from and about the U.S. Geological Survey | ||
| U.S. Geological Survey | ||
( http://geology.usgs.gov ) | ||
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| The USGS has an online booklet, "Natural Gemstones": | ||
| "Natural Gemstones" | ||
( http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/gemstones/ ) | ||
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| The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has put many crystal structures online at | ||
| U.S. Naval Research Laboratory | ||
( http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice ) | ||
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| The Mineralogical Society of America's "Higher Education Connection," with links to other sites dealing with minerals: | ||
| The Mineralogical Society of America's "Higher Education Connection" | ||
( http://www.minsocam.org/ ) | ||
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| Information about the Smithsonian Institution Gem and Mineral Collection | ||
| Smithsonian Institution Gem and Mineral Collection | ||
( http://galaxy.einet.net/images/gems/gems-icons/html ) | ||
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| Pictures of microscope views of thin slices of igneous and metamorphic rocks, which often reveal interesting textural details, are online at | ||
| Pictures of microscope views of thin slices of igneous and metamorphic rocks | ||
( http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/mainmenu.html ) | ||
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| "The Mineral Gallery," a collection of images of and information about many minerals: | ||
| The Mineral Gallery | ||
( http://www.theimage.com/mineral/minerals1.html ) | ||
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| A site featuring "Minerals and Gems on Stamps" from many countries, Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, is | ||
| Minerals and Gems on Stamps | ||
( http://stampmin.home.att.net/ ) | ||
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| Rockhounds Information Page, a very diverse site with links to educational resources, geologic professional societies, commercial suppliers, and more | ||
| Rockhounds Information Page | ||
( http://www.rahul.net/infodyn/rockhounds/rockhounds.html ) | ||
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